Update on 2017 Colorado

[cowboywildbill]

I agree way more people also. When you factor in a tourist destination, that adds millions more to the mix.
We have some of the largest ranches in the US down here believe it or not, but even out in the boonies you find the tourist sightseeing, they will sometimes stop in the middle of a road and just get out of the rental car even leaving the doors wide open and start taking pictures.
Can't blame them for looking and enjoying it here, but a little courtesy and common sense would be nice.
We have a standing joke " They come here and pack everything for their trip except their brains." LOL

[trbankii]

We don’t quite have people completely stopping, but I come up behind enough people on the highway doing 35mph - you pass them and look over, sure enough, they’re on their phones…

[a5150nut]

We don’t quite have people completely stopping, but I come up behind enough people on the highway doing 35mph - you pass them and look over, sure enough, they’re on their phones…

I think train horns would be a good cure for this. . . . . .

[DmaxMaverick]

I think train horns would be a good cure for this. . . . . .

On a serious note, there is no cure. Distracted driving has become more deadly than DUI, especially among young drivers. Even if criminal penalties are equaled with DUI, it will only lessen it. As it stands now, every state I know of classifies it as an infraction or a public offense. Fines only. Those who are doing it will continue doing it, until it is criminalized (harsh word, but factual).

[trbankii]

I think train horns would be a good cure for this. . . . . .

I regularly say that I need an air horn…

Unfortunately, technology moved faster than legislation. By the time it was realized just how bad things were, everyone was doing it and it became that much harder to regulate.

[cowboywildbill]

Wow maybe a Diesel Locomotive Train Horn.
Well we now have 6,300 miles on the truck. No issues whatsoever. Hasn't used a drop of oil and the mpg is still the same. Awesome little big truck.

[JohnC]

Here's a picture of our first pickup. If you look closely you can see the twin (two tone) Hadleys on the roof. Under the hood were twin vacuum operated compressors and twin airtanks. Oh, and a slant 6... When you hit the horns the truck blew backwards.

[cowboywildbill]

Sorry it took so long to reply. Air horns are cool. And the slant six was a great engine. Good old Charger 225 c.i. I worked on many of them when I was a Chrysler Mechanic. Even worked on an industrial slant six in a motor home before.
We now have 12,000 + on the Colorado. No issues. We did just receive a recall notice for something about the emissions/def system. Maybe needing to be re-calibrated.
Let you know what they do if anything.